National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula has criticised Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya for opposing the lifting of vetting before the issuance of national identity cards.
Speaking on Monday in Bungoma, Wetangula maintained that the vetting requirement was not solely applied to the Somali community in Northern Kenya but also affected residents of several border counties. ''You know that we are border county, and I recently saw a Governor from Trans Nzoia criticizing the lifting of vetting on IDs.
It has been done to appear that the issue of vetting was only targeting the Somalis in northern Kenya,'' Wetangula stated. Wetang'ula revealed that people in Bungoma, Busia, Trans Nzoia, West Pokot, and Turkana also faced challenges in acquiring IDs due to the vetting.
President William Ruto shaking the hand of TransNzoia Governor George Natembeya during the funeral ceremony of former IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chebukati on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
